The applicant mother brought a motion to change a 2004 child support order, seeking retroactive child support and reimbursement for the child's post-secondary education expenses.
The court applied the principles from D.B.S. and Michel v. Graydon, finding the mother's delay in bringing the motion reasonable due to fear of violence, lack of contact information, and incorrect legal advice.
The respondent father was found to have engaged in blameworthy conduct by failing to disclose significant income increases for over a decade and underpaying child support.
The court ordered the father to pay retroactive child support from 2008 and contribute to post-secondary expenses, discrediting his claims of prior contributions as gifts.
